- Authors:
- Orit Hazzan,
- Yael Dubinsky
This concise easy-to-follow textbook presents the crucial issues in software engineering using the agile approach to software development - one of the mainstream paradigms for the management of software projects and one that is being applied more and more extensively. Global principles are presented with detailed practices that can be easily implemented by readers, providing a comprehensive understanding of the important elements of agile software development methods. The authors highlight and integrate technical, social, cognitive and managerial aspects of software development processes in this unique book based on their refreshingly updated software engineering methods course. Features: Contains many learning tools such as: chapter overviews, objectives and summaries, study questions, chapter-end reflective exercises, a solid introductory chapter, etc. Discusses the delivery of software projects on time and within budgets by using the agile software development environment Considers the customer, as well as the other roles, in agile software development environments Looks at measures to control and monitor the software development process Investigates the impact of agility on the organization level Examines software development processes and environments from a managerial perspective Emphasizes the wider context of each topic to software engineering This complete textbook offers a reader-friendly approach to the topic. Written primarily for advanced undergraduates, this clear foundation course will also be useful for instructors and practitioners looking for a thorough grounding on the subject. Both authors teach different courses at the Technion Israel Institute for Technology in which they inspire and apply the agile approach. In addition, both authors coach agile teams in the software industry.
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- Humayoun S, Dubinsky Y and Catarci T A three-fold integration framework to incorporate user-centered design into agile software development Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Human centered design, (55-64)
- Meerbaum--Salant O and Hazzan O (2010). An Agile Constructionist Mentoring Methodology for Software Projects in the High School, ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 9:4, (1-29), Online publication date: 1-Jan-2010.
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y A HOT --- Human, Organizational and Technological --- framework for a software engineering course Proceedings of the 32nd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering - Volume 1, (559-566)
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y Coaching agile software projects Proceedings of the 32nd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering - Volume 2, (481-482)
- Dubinsky Y and Hazzan O Ad-hoc leadership in agile software development environments Proceedings of the 2010 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering, (32-38)
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y Students' cooperation in teamwork Proceedings of the ACM international conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications companion, (151-152)
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y The 2nd workshop on human aspects of software engineering (HAoSE2010) Proceedings of the ACM international conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications companion, (271-272)
- Hazzan O, Dubinsky Y and Meerbaum-Salant O (2010). Didactic transposition in computer science education, ACM Inroads, 1:4, (33-37), Online publication date: 1-Dec-2010.
- Levy M and Hazzan O Knowledge management in practice Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects on Software Engineering, (60-65)
- Talby D and Dubinsky Y Governance of an agile software project Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Software Development Governance, (40-45)
- Dubinsky Y and Hazzan O Using metaphors with software teams Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGPLAN conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications, (687-690)
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y Reflection in software engineering education Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGPLAN conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications, (691-692)
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y Workshop on human aspects of software engineering Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGPLAN conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications, (725-726)
- Hazzan O and Dubinsky Y Reflections and retrospectives in software development environments Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGPLAN conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications, (1049-1050)
Index Terms
- Agile Software Engineering
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Reviews
Barrett Hazeltine
The agile method for writing software is discussed in this book. The elements of the method are: involving the whole team all the time, short releases, time estimations made public by the team member responsible for the task, measures of progress or performance visible to all, customer involvement, tests written before coding the pertinent module, and programming done by a pair of programmers. Hazzan and Dubinsky have had experience with the approach both with university classes and with industrial groups. Three perspectives are used: human, organizational, and technological. Specific recommendations are stated; for example, have a "business day" every week or two, where all stakeholders, including the customer, review the development progress of the last iteration. Also at such meetings, participants reflect on progress to date and plan for the next iteration. A stand-up meeting should be held at the beginning of each business day, where each teammate talks about yesterday's accomplishment. Consistent with the organized approach, each chapter begins with an abstract, an overview, and a list of objectives. Chapters on learning that should be gradual, and on abstraction that reduces complexity, argue for agile design. Hardly any coding appears, but many examples of the authors' teaching experience using the agile approach are given. There is much insight into the design process in the book, but also much repetition. An instructor would probably be grateful for the details and frequent reviews, but a person seeking to learn about the agile approach might prefer a tighter exposition. Online Computing Reviews Service
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